martian57

I'm in Cobb County and my surgery is on 4/01 at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta!

Hi everyone, I spoke to the surgeon's insurance coordinator on Friday and she was getting all of my documentation ready for submittal to Aetna. Of course I have gotten myself worked up that I will be denied after reading all of the insurance horror stories! Really, the only thing I can see a problem with is that I don't believe I was on the Surgeon's pre-op plan for 90 days. I brought it up with the Patient Coordinator and she didn't think it was an issue so we will see. Surgery is tentatively scheduled for 7:30 am on March 24! I could use all the positive energy you can muster! thanks, Marsha State of Georgia Atlanta Metro area Surgeon: Dr. Dennis Smith now Dr. Fritz Jean-Pierre

Hi everyone, I just got approved today and surgery is scheduled for April 1st (this is no joke!)! I don't know if there is a liquid diet phase yet, I meet with my surgeon this Friday.

I can't believe it - I just found out that I got approved! YAY!!!!! I had to do some calling the insurance company, then calling the surgeon's scheduler, but when the paperwork finally got submitted on Friday 5/13 I was approved by Monday! My surgery date has been rescheduled for 4/01 (no joke!). So now it finally seems real to me! I wish the best of luck to everyone waiting for approval.

Hi I'm new here and I'm preop for the gastric sleeve. This morning I had my psych eval. The psychologist is going to recommend that I work more closely with a nutritionist, and she also thinks I may have PTSD from all of the bullying I received at school and home while I was growing up as an obese child. I answered all of the questions in the tests honestly, but I answered the compliance questions as though we were talking about diets in my past. Right now I'm on my surgeon's eating plan to get used to the way I will eat after surgery and I'm not cheating. Anyone else get a result where they will need to get reinforcement from the nutritionist? I'm already under treatment for depression and anxiety, and I see a counselor every two weeks. We haven't focused on my weight, it's mostly for my relationship problems. Has anyone else been scarred by being bullied as an obese child? How did you do in the psych eval? I really hope everything goes well, I believe this surgery will give me the best shot at weight loss success! Thanks!

Thank you for your replies. I am so ready to have the surgery and get nervous about all of the tests. Since fighting obesity all my life, I am looking forward to having a tool that really works which will bring me success! I've been lurking here for a few months so now I will be active with the group and just want you all to know that I appreciate and support you too! Thanks!